Cristini P's Tarot Journal

 Three. THREE! Absolute garbage readings for my birthday. Fuck me.  Shit Reading #1 Format: Last year, let go of this, gift, embrace this, next year Last year was NOT one of joy and abundance—wtaf?? Back to back vestibular crash-outs, political chaos dismantling democratic checks and balances, ice invasion. And I’m supposed to let go of emotional stability??  The GIFT of this upcoming year is exhaustion and giving up. Perfect! I get to look forward to embracing charity I guess. Lastly, this upcoming year will be full of mediocrity and lack of planning. SUPER. Shit Reading #2 Format: Last year, let go of this, gift, embrace this, next year. Last year actually was a struggle, low energy, emotional. I’m supposed to release my vestibular recovery. I’d prefer NOT to. My gift is routine and productivity. Work. Is my gift.  I should embrace solitude and missing out on the fun. Yay, so glad. I get to look forward to worry, stress, sleepless nights this year. Can’t wait. Shit...

  Today I foolishly asked if we’ll ever see justice for the destruction and trauma wrought by this presidency… and it’s not great. This is a keystone reading where I pre-select a Major Arcana card as the center for the reading and keep it in the deck as I shuffle. Then I flip the deck until I find the card—in this case Justice—and read the two cards above it and two below it. The Empress: We have an empathetic community dedicated to protecting and providing for our neighbors. The Empress nurtures and creates abundance, and I can see these themes across my network of friends, family, and like-minded strangers. Seven of Coins (Pentacles): Hard work, persistence, dedication. This tells me our efforts will continue for the foreseeable future. We will continue to cultivate mutual aid and connection. Justice Rv: We are faced with vast injustice. “Law enforcement” continually violates federal and state laws, the constitution, court orders, etc etc. There is ZERO accountability at every le...